This is OK as a sequel but if you decided to see this before the original, I bet you'd be very disappointed. Improvements to the special effects means nothing when the production quality doesn't match it. There's also serious tempo problems... (not to say the original was perfect, but it was at least very close to holding my attention and building excitement consistently).
Between the cheesy production effects and the feeling of constantly waiting for something interesting to happen, this was aiming to be a 4/10 rating for me, but when the train scene starts is when it finally matches the tempo that the original film had — it's crazy how much happens (action, romance, and story-wise) in those final 45 mins. If the entire film was like that it would have been great, instead it just feels like we spent an hour waiting for it.
Shout by GreenFrog221BlockedParent2023-07-09T07:45:02Z
This is OK as a sequel but if you decided to see this before the original, I bet you'd be very disappointed. Improvements to the special effects means nothing when the production quality doesn't match it. There's also serious tempo problems... (not to say the original was perfect, but it was at least very close to holding my attention and building excitement consistently).
Between the cheesy production effects and the feeling of constantly waiting for something interesting to happen, this was aiming to be a 4/10 rating for me, but when the train scene starts is when it finally matches the tempo that the original film had — it's crazy how much happens (action, romance, and story-wise) in those final 45 mins. If the entire film was like that it would have been great, instead it just feels like we spent an hour waiting for it.